Pensions
Half of DB Sponsors Plan to Stay in the ‘Pension Ecosystem’
As funding levels have improved, corporate finance officials are looking instead at plan design and risk management options, Mercer research found.
Tag: De-Risking
Pensions
Plan Sponsors Increasingly Seek to Divest All DB Liabilities Amid Corporate Scrutiny
Some 93% of companies with de-risking plans expect to completely divest their defined benefit liabilities, according to a MetLife survey.
Pensions
ATI to De-Risk Nearly $1.8B in Pension Obligations
The firm will transfer 85% of its U.S. defined benefit plan obligations to Athene through annuity contracts.
Pensions
LCP Expects Record Year for UK Pension De-Risking in 2023
Buy-in and buy-out volumes are forecast to top 2019’s record of £43.8 billion
Research
Economic Concerns Likely to Spur Pension Risk Transfers
The vast majority of plan sponsors say inflation and rising rates are influencing their de-risking decisions.
Risk
Surging Funding Levels Set to Turbocharge UK Pension De-Risking
However, insurance companies likely won’t be able to accommodate the increased demand.
Pensions
IBM De-Risks $16 Billion in Pension Obligations
Prudential, MetLife to take over responsibility for 100,000 participants and beneficiaries.
Risk
What Worries CIOs Most? Inflation and Valuations
CaseyQuirk’s Sentiment Survey shows allocators are hustling to beat higher prices with private investments.
The Plus Side of Rising Interest Rates: Lower Pension Liabilities
Higher rates are no friend to bond portfolios, but they make life easier for DB plans.
Asset Allocation
JPM: De-Risking Plans Suffer if They Don’t Broaden Out to Alts
The old LDI method of sliding into bonds from stocks is past its prime, a study from the firm says.
Pensions
Plan Sponsors Look to Drop Liabilities Like Bad Habits
More than 90% of corporate DB plans with de-risking goals say they expect to divest all their plan liabilities in the next five years.
Asset Management Culture
Air France–KLM Completes De-Risking of Pension Plans
The airline struck a deal with five unions to convert a ground crew pension into a defined contribution plan.
Market Moves
Surging Stocks Improve Pension Funding Levels, But De-Risking Isn’t at Risk
A hot equities market, plus some accounting help from interest rates, aided the plans.
Asset Management Culture
Pension Buyouts a Relative Bargain, Says Mercer
Tweaking of Pension Buyout Index shows annuity buyouts cost less than accounting liabilities.
Asset Management Culture
Rising Funded Levels, PBGC Premiums Spur Pension Buyout Record
Increased volatility caused by coronavirus likely to keep risk transfer market booming.